Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bush pole

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: bush pole
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pole or other length of wood found or gathered in the bush, as used for basic construction, support etc.; now also a piece of timber designed to resemble such a pole.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"He shoved at one of the bush-poles that supported the roof."
"The shack was a one-room bushpole construction with a corrugated iron roof and walls."
"Near the forest edge stood three big military tents with scalloped air vents along their rooflines and bush pole supports tethered to big sharpened bush pegs."

Usage

Australian usage

Inflected Forms

bush poles (plural) bushpole (alternative) bush-pole (alternative)

Questions

What does bush pole mean?: A pole or other length of wood found or gathered in the bush, as used for basic construction, support etc.; now also a piece of timber designed to resemble such a pole.

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